Updates to our Terms of Use

We are updating our Terms of Use. Please carefully review the updated Terms before proceeding to our website.

Log in to CasePortal
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Courthouse News Service
Subscribe
Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Back issues
Courthouse News Service Courthouse News Service

Ballot date requirement nixed

ERIE, Penn. — A group of Democratic organizations won their Pennsylvania federal lawsuit alleging that a date requirement on ballot envelopes is unconstitutional. Requiring voters to handwrite a date on the envelope imposes an unjustified burden on the right to vote and the requirement does not serve any compelling state interest.

/ April 2, 2025

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Government, Politics

Subscribe to our free newsletters

Our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing trials, major litigation and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world, while the monthly Under the Lights dishes the legal dirt from Hollywood, sports, Big Tech and the arts.

Additional Reads